Kurt Perham skis at the start of the randonnee race from peak-to-peak at Sunday River for a Maine Adaptive fundraiser.

Competitors head to the starting line before the race.

Jerimy Arnold comes down the last hill during a randonnee race from peak-to-peak at Sunday River.

Ed Warren stretches before the race.

The randonnee race was held at Sunday River for a Maine Adaptive fundraiser. Randonnees races are big in Europe and even in the Western U.S., but haven't gotten a big following on the East Coast.

A competitor holds a map of the course before the race.

Abe Meyerhofer chugs along at the start of the race on March 25.

Ian Clark, center, of Burlington, Vt., shows the skins on the bottom of his skis to Maureen Dow and Ryan Beaumont, who had never seen the skins before and weren't familiar with randonee racing.

Competitors head up the first hill of the race.

Ed Warren comes down the last hill. He placed second overall with a time of 1:53:56.1.

Ian Clark takes off the skins from his skis after coming in first overall in the March 25 race.